. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. Fig. 109. The articles needed for preparing; for the gynecological examination, arranged conveniently on astand, a. Finger-nail instruments, b. Rubber gloves, c. Powder for dusting in rubber gloves, to make themslip on easily, d. Liquid soap in a drop bottle, e. Hand brushes. f. Bichloride solution. g. Cotton balls,h. Lubricant in compressible Fig. 110. Method of using the drop bottle containing liquid soap. ARTICLES FOR PREPARATION OF HANDS 103 boiled rubber gloves, giving a perfectly sterile covering, but in office work thefield of e
. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. Fig. 109. The articles needed for preparing; for the gynecological examination, arranged conveniently on astand, a. Finger-nail instruments, b. Rubber gloves, c. Powder for dusting in rubber gloves, to make themslip on easily, d. Liquid soap in a drop bottle, e. Hand brushes. f. Bichloride solution. g. Cotton balls,h. Lubricant in compressible Fig. 110. Method of using the drop bottle containing liquid soap. ARTICLES FOR PREPARATION OF HANDS 103 boiled rubber gloves, giving a perfectly sterile covering, but in office work thefield of examination has not been disinfected. The hands necessarily touch un-disinfected surfaces and hence do not remain sterile. Consequently, when hand-ling an instrument for intrauterine work, it is important, e^en when wearing rubbergloves, to observe the rule not to touch that part of the instrument that is to enterthe cervical canal. When bending the end of the uterine sound, dip a large pieceof absorbent cotton in a reliable antiseptic solution and grasp the part to be mouldedwith that. If the uterine canal is to be cleansed with a cotton-wrapped appli-cator, use one of those previously prepared, as described under intra-uterine treat-ment in chapter iii. If one must be prepared for immediate use,be sure to cleansecarefully the fingers that touch the cotton and also, before introducing the cott
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